Televised Golf and the Creation of Narrative

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Basically in football, if you follow the ball, or in baseball if you follow the runner and the ball, or in basketball if you follow the ball, you're not going to get into trouble. In golf, you have up to 20 balls in play at one time, all of which have to be covered well. Sean McManus, president of CBS Sports (Schiesel)

Televised golf is among the more dynamic sporting events currently on television. In comparison to "arena sports" such as football, baseball, hockey and basketball, golf is difficult to convey due to its natural unsuitability to a typical television production that is associated with arena sports. The arena sports possess the natural boundaries of their very …